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February's top stories: Coveris develops hybrid packaging, Linpac's new skin top film

Coveris has developed a new hybrid packaging solution, Grab Box, for the food-to-go industry, and Linpac has introduced a new film range, LINtop PE HB SKIN, to complement its existing product portfolio. Packaging-gateway wraps-up the key headlines from February, 2017.

Developed by global firm Sonoco Products, the TruVue cans were used to pack McCall’s latest Glory Farms slow-cooked range. These ready-to-eat vegetables include seven varieties that require a slow-cooked process taking three times longer than the normal cooking process.

McCall Farms' sales and marketing senior vice-president Woody Swink said: “Our new See-Thru can is the most notable innovation in canned vegetables since canning was invented in the early 1800s.

The initiative, unveiled last year in a joint report with World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company, brings together major stakeholders to redesign the global plastics system, starting with packaging.

Members of the initiative aim to separate plastics from fossil feedstocks by exploring and adopting renewable feedstock sources.

A new study, carried out by researchers from Silent Spring Institute in the US, revealed that more than two toxic highly fluorinated chemicals are present in various food packaging solutions, which are used to pack fast food.

During the study, researchers tested more than 400 samples, which include paper wrappers, paperboard, and drink containers, from 27 fast food chains throughout the country.

The study found that a class of chemicals, called per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS's) or perfluorinated compound (PFCs), were present in several non-stick, stain-resistant, and waterproof products, including carpeting, cookware, outdoor apparel, as well as food packaging.